Helmet



P. MARIENTHAL HELMET Filfid June 8, 1934 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 30, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HELMET Paul Marienthal, Detroit, Mich.

Application June 8, 1934, Serial No. 729,593

1 Claim.

This invention relates to helmets.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a helmet which is satisfactory of use and yet extremely economical of manufacture.

Other objects of the invention will presently be understood upon reference to the following detailed descriptive matter, which can best be understood in connection with the appended drawing. In this drawing,

Figure 1 is an elevational section view of the helmet;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view thereof; and

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the helmet, the head strap therefor being omitted for purposes of clarity.

Referring to the drawing, it will be seen that the helmet Ill is provided with a bowl and a flange, the latter having, at diametrically opposed points, two pairs of parallel slits H-i la providing between them a pair of lugs 12-4211, the pair of slits ll receiving the end I l of an elastic tape head strap l5, which end is clamped in place, to the helmet, by the lug 12 which is first bent out to permit the end [4 to be threaded through the slits and is then pressed back towards the metal of the helmet so as to lie flush therewith for partially closing the slits and thus permanently clamping the tape end It to the helmet.

The other lug |2a is left bent down, or in the position of Figure 2, until after the helmet reaches the ultimate use, who may himself thread the other end Ma of the tape through the fully opened slits Ha, adjusting the length of the tape to fit his own head, and who may then press back the lug In to close the slits partially and clamp the tape end Na in place.

If he prefers, he may knot the tape end tea, after it is threaded through the slits Ila, to anchor the tape end Ma to the helmet, without relying on the pressing back of the lug 12a to clamp the tape end 1 4a to the helmet.

It will be observed that the slits and lugs are in the flange of the helmet and not in the bowl,

(Cl. 2-3) v and consequently cannot come into contact with the head of the wearer, regardless of the position of the helmet on the head.

For protecting the head of the wearer of the helmet from bare contact with the helmet, there is provided therein a resilient shock absorbing fibrous pad ill, of shreddable material such as felt, the pad being glued or cemented to the helmet; and for preventing the pad from shredding into the hair of the wearer, there is adhesively secured to the pad a piece [8 of non-shreddable paper or. cloth. The latter may be imprinted with the name of the manufacturer or supplier of the helmet, and may thus serve as an advertising medium for that person or company, it being observed that the paper or cloth piece is in an extremely conspicuous place when the helmet is being donned or dofied.

It will also be observed that the paper or cloth piece is smaller than the pad I1, so as to expose the margins of the latter and permit the prospective wearer of the helmet to see for himself and easily the composition and nature of the pad, and assure himself as to the shock-proof nature of the helmet.

The edge of the helmet is beaded, as at l9, to eliminate the sharp edge that would be present were it not so beaded.

Now having described the helmet of the invention, reference is had to the following claim which determines the scope of the invention:

What I claim is:

A sheet metal helmet comprising a bowl shaped portion and a peripheral flanged portion, the latter having, at diametrically opposed portions, 

